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Can science education be scientific? . Notes toward a viable theory of science teaching
Author(s) -
John Clinton St.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
journal of research in science teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.067
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1098-2736
pISSN - 0022-4308
DOI - 10.1002/tea.3660040405
Subject(s) - science education , mathematics education , scientific theory , nature of science , science, technology, society and environment education , sociology , engineering ethics , epistemology , psychology , philosophy , engineering
What science education needs, says the author, is a viable theory of science teaching to serve as a base for decision making. And it will never develop until we abandon common sense as a criterion.